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====== OPTIONS ======

Click the {{:opencpn:manual:settings.png?32x32}}icon to open the **Options Dialog** which has 6 tabs, as seen below. All Settings that are not context sensitive are set in Options. The Settings are persistent, meaning that settings entered in one session will still be there on restart.

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=== Quick links to content on other pages. ===

**__[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:display|The Display]]__ ** \\
 //[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:display#general|General]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:display#units|Units]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:display#advanced|Advanced]]//\\
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__**[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:chart|The Chart]]**__ \\
 //[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:chart#chart_files|Chart Files]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:chart#vector_charts_display|Vector Charts Display]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:chart#chart_groups|Chart Groups]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:chart#tides_currents|Tides and Currents]]//\\
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__**[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections|The Connections]]**__ \\
 //[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#linux_serial_connections|Linux Serial Connections]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#connections_window|Connections Window]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#example_data_connections_window|Example Data Connections Window]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#filter_nmea_course_and_speed_data|Filter NMEA Course and Speed Data]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#show_nmea_debug_window|Show NMEA Debug Window]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#data_connections_-_add_and_remove|Data Connections - Add and Remove]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#add_a_serial_connection|Add a Serial Connection]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#add_a_network_connection|Add a Network Connection]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#network_gpsd_connection|Network GPSD connection]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#connections_filter|Connections Filter]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#input_filtering|Input Filtering]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#output_filtering|Output Filtering]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#connection_notes|Connection Notes]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#sending_an_active_route_to_an_autopilot|Sending an Active Route to an Autopilot]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#sending_routes_and_waypoints_to_a_gps|Sending Routes and Waypoints to a GPS]] \\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:connections#broadcast_and_multicast|Broadcast and Multicast]]//\\

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__**[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:ships|The Ships]]**__ \\
 //[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:ships#own_ship|Own Ship]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:ships#ais_targets|AIS Targets]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:ships#mmsi_properties|MMSI Properties]]//\\
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__**[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:user_interface|The User Interface]]**__ \\
 //[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:user_interface#graphical_user_interface|Enable Graphical User Interface]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:user_interface#touch_screen_tablets|Enable Touch Screen Tablets]]\\
 [[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:user_interface#InlandECDIS|Enable InlandECDIS]]//\\  
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__**[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:options_setting:plugins|The Plugins]]**__ \\
 //[[opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:plugins|Plugins]]//\\
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Click the {{:opencpn:manual:settings.png?32x32}}icon to open the **Options Dialog** which has 6 tabs, as seen above. All Settings that are not context sensitive are set in Options. The Settings are persistent, meaning that settings entered in one session will still be there on restart.


